Paraphrase a sentence

[NortT]

Hello,
I cannot understand how the following sentence was composed. Can anybody explain the structure of the sentence and give a couple sentences with the same structure?
The sentence is "So much in our society is about making more and more money."

 

[anhnha]

***NOT A TEACHER***

I think the problem is the meaning of "so much" here. If you know its meaning then it wouldn't so difficult to understand how the sentence is composed.
I don't have the answer but I just found one here. That may be helpful.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2720737

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Hi, anhnha.

Is it grammatically correct to write "... then it wouldn't (...)"? What does come after wouldn't, please?

 

[anhnha]

Hi, anhnha.

Is it grammatically correct to write "... then it wouldn't (...)"? What does come after wouldn't, please?

I made a mistake. It should be "it wouldn't be so difficult...."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello,
I cannot understand how the following sentence was composed. Can anybody explain the structure of the sentence and give a couple sentences with the same structure?

The sentence is "So much in our society is about making more and more money."

Great question!

"So much" is an idiomatic expression. It means:

- a great deal, a great deal of
- a lot, a lot of
- a huge amount, a huge amount of
- a big serving or portion, a big serving or portion of

We say:

- "I love you so much!"
- "I ate so much cake!"

Or you can think of it structurally. It implies an unstated thought:

- "I love you so much (that I'm floating!)"
- "I ate so much cake (that I won't eat again for a week)!"

It's conversational short-hand.

Now the sentence makes perfect sense, right?

 

[NortT]

Thank you for answers.
Charlie, it is a great explanation, thank you. It is clearer for me now.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

***NOT A TEACHER***

NortT ...

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